A Nationals and Liberals Government will support Victoria Police to strengthen its Farm Crime Squad as part of a plan to recruit 3000 more additional Victoria Police officers. Under Labor, Victoria’s Farm Crime Unit has been reduced to just a couple of dedicated officers covering the entire state, and as a result the number of…
I am deeply concerned by reports of hidden cameras discovered in the change rooms at Horsham Town Hall. My thoughts are with those impacted — especially parents, who expect their children to be safe in community spaces. This is a shocking breach of trust, and it will have a real impact on families across Horsham…
Community safety will be restored to Lowan with 3,000 additional Victoria Police officers to be recruited under a Jess Wilson Liberal and Nationals government. Under Labor, cops are down, but crime is up. Under Labor, our population is growing but our police force is shrinking. Police rosters have more than 1,500 vacancies, over 40 police stations are closing or operate on reduced hours – including in Lowan, where Stawell Police Station has recently announced reduced opening times. But criminal offending has surged to an all-time high and…
My question is to the Premier. In one large region of my electorate where there should be 12 officers, there will be just seven police over the coming weeks due to staff vacancies. As is the case in most areas of Victoria, due to the fuel crisis farmers in this region are reporting a rise…
Victoria Police will be forced to scale back resourcing in some parts of the Wimmera over the busy Easter period as the Allan Labor Government’s mismanagement and underinvestment in our police force continues to hit. It comes after a significant rise in farm thefts related to Labor’s fuel crisis and some stations in the region…
I rise to speak on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Bill 2025. Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the children in care who were abused, those that have been able to summon the courage to continue to function with varying levels of success throughout their lives. I have spoken to and…
I rise today to speak on the Justice Legislation Amendment (Family Violence, Stalking and Other Matters) Bill 2025. As a former shadow minister for family violence, this is unfortunately something that I have had to hear about too much. I have spoken on these types of issues many times in this place, and it gets…
Victorians are paying the price for yet another Labor failure, with the state government blowing $13 million on a machete bins program that could have instead paid for an extra 130 police officers in Victorian communities. The Nationals’ Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy, said Labor had spent the eye-watering amount on 45 bins – including…
The Nationals Member for Lowan Emma Kealy is calling on the Andrews Labor Government to increase police resources in rural areas in light of the latest Crime Statistics Agency figures for the region. The figures show a staggering increase in the number of crimes recorded since Daniel Andrews was elected, with the following local statistics…
The Andrews Labor Government is failing to protect communities, as Victoria records the highest number of criminals in 15 years. Figures from the Crime Statistics Agency show that since Daniel Andrews was elected in 2014 crime has only continued to rise across the Lowan electorate with the following statistics reported: 89% increase in the number…
